Basket.



PATENTD JULY 18, 1905.

M. L. PORTER BASKET. APPLICATION FILBI) DEO. 22, IQO'L Qfvi hmmm atto'anu MARTIN LUTHER PORTER,

Patented July 18, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

oF REDDING, CALIFORNIA.

BASKET.

SPECIFIGATION formng part of Letters Patent No. 794,883, dated July 18, 1905.

Application filed December 22, 1904. Serial No. 238,021.

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concrn:

Be it known that I, MARTIN LUTHER POR- 'rnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Redding, in the county of Shasta and State of California, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Baskets; ,and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in baskets.

The object of the invention is to provide a basket which will be simple and inexpensive in construction, light in weight, but strong and durable, and which will be particularly adapted for use in picking, carrying, or shipping fruit and vegetables.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a basket constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the basket, which is preferably frusto-conical in Shape and comprises a bottom-piece 2, formed of a circular board of suitable thickness, in the edge of which is formed an annular groovcI or channel 3. Sides 4:, formed of thin wooden slats 5, are secured to the edge of the bottom-piece 2 by means I of wire hoops or bands 6, which are drawn tightly around the slats at the point where they engage the grooved edge of the bottom, thereby bending and forcing the slats into the groove or channel 3 and holding these parts firmly together. The wire hoops or bands are soldered together at intervals, as shown at 6*, thereby preventing the same from becoming separated.

The slats 5 are spaced apart around the sides of the basket, the spaces between said slats being Wider at the upper end of the basket than at the lower. At the upper ends of the slats are arranged inner and outer binding strips or bands 7 and 8, which are secured to the slats 5 in any suitable manner, but preferably by double-pointed tacks or staples 9, the ends of which are passed through openings in the strips or bands and through the slats from the inside of the basket. The ends of the staples are upset or clenched against the outer surface of the outside band, as shown. The upper edge of the inside band is upset or turned over to form an outwardly-projecting annular flange 10, which projects over the upper edge of the slats and the outer band 7, thereby forming a smooth edge and finish to the upper end of the basket, as well as bracing and strengthening the same.

On the outer band or strip 7 is struck 'out an outwardlyprojecting V shaped annular bead 12, which forms an annular groove on the inner side of said band 7. On the inner band 8 is formed a similar bead 13, which when the bands are arranged on the upper end of the basket is adapted to enter or engage the groove formed by the bead 12 and when so engaged will force the upper ends of the thin wooden slats into said groove, thereby firmly holding the ends of the slats against withdrawal and also strengthening the bands .7 and 8.

A basket constructed as herein described will be found to possess advantages in point of strength and durability not usually possessed by baskets of this kind and may be manufactured and produced at a comparatively small expense.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

tion will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described basket consisting of a bottorn, slats secured at one of their ends to said bottom, inner and outer strips or bands secured to the upper ends of said slats, means the construction and operation of the inven- IOO for fastenng said strips to the slats, an out- Wardly-projeeting annular flange formed on the upper edge of said inner band to extend over and protect the upper ends of said slats and the outer strip or band, an outwardly-projecting annular bead Struck out of said outer band to form a groove, and a similar bead formed on said inner band to enter said groove and force therein the upper ends of the slats IO forming the sdes of the basket to hold the same seeurely in place,- ubsta'ntaily as dei scribed.

In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MARTIN LUTHER PORTER.

Witnesses:

ALEX. LUDWIG, GEORGE O. PERRY. 

